segunda-feira, 15 de setembro de 2014

During these week, we have been watching and talking about the documentary Reel Bad Arabs.

According to the documentary official site,
it is based on Dr. Jack
Shaheen’s book. It dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has
run virtually unchallenged from the earliest days of silent film to today's
biggest Hollywood blockbusters. Dr. Shaheen watched thousands of movies and unfortunately they have always portrayed the Arabian people in a mixture of incompetents,buffoons, terrorists and with nosense of realitywhen it comes to money. By inspiring critical thinking about the
social, political, and basic human consequences of leaving these Hollywood
caricatures unexamined, the film challenges viewers to recognize the urgent
need for counter-narratives that do justice to the diversity and humanity of
Arab people and the reality and richness of Arab history and culture.

Post Question:How do you like the documentary? What did you like most about it? What didn't you like about it? Do you agree to Dr. J. Shaheen when he says that hollywood has vilified the Arabian people? Do you think the "Ali Babá" kit is still in the mind of people around the world? Is it in yours?

segunda-feira, 8 de setembro de 2014

Sometimes life can be so generous and offer us some singular moments and of a unique beauty that you know they will be forever part of whom you are! Last night was one of those moments! What a nice night! The GRVPO TEMPO, a theater group, presented us with the play "Hamlet face à morte" (Hamlet facing death). I can't say anything about the story because I love it (I'm an English teacher who is absolutely anglophile, I can't help being it! It's Shakespeare, for God's sake!).

If I had to pick up just one word to define it (which is a very hard job) I would dare to say "touching". I knew the story but I really feel moved by the way the group presented it. The introductionled us toreflect onthe brevity of lifecomparedwith the hereandnow.Aswiselystated, theawareness of deathinterferes with the qualityof our actions andfrom time to time itissalutarytobe remindedthatnothingisforever.Consciouslyweknow that, butwe act as ifthis was not part of our reality.

We see and feelourselves "invincible", but the finitudeof life(aswe conceive ithere) isa factthat is independent ofhowwe seeandhowwe feel.

Thanks GRUPO TEMPO for reminding us about that with such kindness, poetry and refinement!

Besides all that, no words to describe how proud I was to see two former students (Roger Campanhari and Giuliano Bonesso)from our school doing what they do best: enchant us with their talent.

"If now is not then! If then, it will not be now!"

For now that is. Go, see the play and indulge yourself to a moment of pleasure!

Post Question:For the students who saw the play, answer these questions:- What's your opinion about the play? What did you like most about it? Why? What you didn't enjoy at all? Why?

Tip: To get more information about GRVPO TEMPO, visit their website, just click here.

Quem sou eu

Professora de Inglês que graças a profissão se tornou uma cidadã do mundo que acredita piamente em duas coisas: lar é onde o coração está e que a educação é a chave para um mundo (bem) melhor!
I'm an English teacher that thanks to this profession became a world citizen who strongly believes in two things: home is where the heart is and that education is the key to a (much) better world!